Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1996 record →
WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY FAIL. THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT APPARENTLY ONLY COVERED VEHICLES MANUFACTURED UP TO MAY, 1996. MINE WAS BUILT IN JULY, 1996 SO IS NOT COVERED IN THE RECALL. THE PROBLEM IS THE SAME, THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE FIXED BY THE MANUFACTURER AT NO COST. *AK
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING ACCIDENT IN WHICH THE VEHICLE HIT A TELEPHONE POLE HEAD ON. NLM
NO SUMMARY
SOMETIMES WHEN TRYING TO TURN ON WINDSHIELD WIPERS THEY'LL COME ON, AND SOMETIMES THEY WON'T. *AK
DIFFERENTIAL FAILED. NLM
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN THE VEHICLE SLID DUE TO THE BRAKE FAILURE, CONSUMER RECEIVED MANUFACTURER'S RECALL C99041-S (99V-193) AFTER THE INCIDENT OCCURRED, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC
NO SUMMARY
FAILURE OF WINDSHIELD WIPERS DURING RAIN, FOUND OTHER 1996 S-10 BLAZERS UNDER RECALL 98V150000 HAD PROBLEM CORRECTED FREE OF CHARGE. TOLD MY VEHICLE NOT ONE OF THESE, NOTICED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON YOUR DATA BASE OF OTHER OWNERS 1996 BLAZERS SAME FAILURE. THIS FAILURE ONLY OCCURS DURING RAIN WHICH CAUSES SAFETY PROBLEM. DID NOT KNOW PROBLEM EXISTED UNTIL FAILURE OF MY WIPERS AND SEE NO REASON WHY OTHER OWNERS 0F 1996 BLAZERS ARE COVERED AND THIS VEHICLE ISNT, SINCE IT IS THE SAME YEAR AND SAME PROBLEM AS OWNERS OF RECALL NOTICE 98V150000 AND FAILURE CAUSES VEHICLE TO BE UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN DURING RAIN OR WIPERS GO OUT IN MIDDLE OF DRIVING WHICH OCCURRED ON SEPT 1, 2000 ALMOST CAUSING ACCIDENT.
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKS INTERMITTENTLY, THEY TURN OFF AND ON . DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. ALSO, PULLEY BELT HAD TO BE REPLACED.*AK
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A FRONTAL IMPACT WITH A PHONE POLE AT 20 MPH OR MORE. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY BUT THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK
SEVERAL TIMES THIS BLAZER WILL NOT START- I HAVE HAD IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG- THIS TIME I SAW THAT WHEN THE BLAZER WAS RUNNING AND YOU TURNED ON THE HEADLIGHTS IT WOULD DIE AND YOU WOULD HAVE TO JUMP IT TO GET IT STARTED AGAIN- THE INTERIER LIGHTS WOULD COME ON WHILE DRIVING (FOR NO REASON)- AT ONE POINT THE A C STOPPED WORKING- THE PROBLEMS STARTED A FEW YEARS AGO BUT THE DEALER COULD NEVER FIND ANYTHING WRONG.
PRIOR TO RECEIVING RECALL (99V-193) ON THE ABS SYSTEM, THE CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED TWO SEPARATE COLLISIONS DUE TO ABS BRAKE FAILURE, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *MJS
I READ AN ARTICLE ABOUT THE ABS PROBLEMS ON BUSES. I HAVE HAD "PROBLEMS" WITH THE BRAKES ON MY TRUCK, AND I HAVE TALKED TO OTHER PEOPLE WHO ARE LEARY OF THE ABS BRAKES. ONCE I HAVE AN EXPERIENCE (UNEVEN PAVEMENT, RAILROAD TRACKS, GRAVEL) WHERE THE BRAKES ACT FUNNY, I WILL TRY TO AVOID APPLYING MY BRAKES WHILE TRAVELING OVER THE CONDITIONS WHERE I HAVE HAD "PROBLEMS". I WILL GO THROUGH A YELLOW/RED LIGHT WHEN I KNOW I HAVE ENOUGH ROOM TO STOP, DUE TO THE PAVEMENT/ROAD CONDITIONS.
RECALLS 99V193000/ ABS AND 98V150001/ WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WIRING. DEALER SAID RECALL REPAIRS WON'T FIX THE PROBLEMS. ALSO, DEALER REPORTED TO MANUFACTURER THAT THE RECALLS WERE SERVICED, ALTHOUGH THEY WERE NOT. *AK
THE WIPER ON THIS TRUCK STOP WORKING AT VARIOUS TIMES WHEN THE TRUCK IS BEING DRIVEN. THIS PRESENTS A SAFETY HAZARD SINCE YOU CAN NOT SEE THE ROAD WHEN THEY DO STOP. THEY DO RETURN TO WORKING CONDITION BUT IT MAY BE 2 MINUTES LATER AO AN HOUR LATER. I HAD A 1995 S10 PICKUP TRUCK WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND THAT WAS RECALLED AND THE DEFECTIVE MODULE REPLACED. IT APPEARS THAT GM HAS THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. SEEMS TO ME THAT GM SHOULD BE RECALLING THIS ONE ALSO AS IT IS CLEAR THEY HAD A DEFECTIVE BOARD IN ALL THESE CARS
WHEN COMING TO A STOP SIGN VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP, IT GOES RIGHT THROUGH THE STOP SIGN. IT DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME.*AK
ABS FAILED, BRAKES LOCKED UP AND THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY THE VEHICLE SKIDDED TROUGH A STOP SIGN STRIKING ANOTHER VEHICLE
BRAKE BOOSTER VACCUM HOSE IS LEAKING. DEALER HAS REPLACED IT. *AK
CONSUMERS VEHICLE EXHIBITS THE SYMPTOM OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPER RECALL (98V-150) BUT IS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. NLM
THE POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE OF THE AC DELCO BATTERY WAS LEAKING ACID, CONSUMER DISCONNECTED THE NEGATIVE TERMINAL AND ACID FLOWED OUT, THE LEAKING ACID DETERIORATED THE WIRING HARNESS. NLM
RADIATOR/HTR CORE CLOGGED UP, DEALER CLAIMED NOT CHANGED FLUID BUT IS A 100,000 MILE SVC. PER OWNERS MANUAL, ONLY HAD 60K MILES ON IT. $1,700 REPAIR NOT CVRD. BY EXTENDED WARRANTY EITHER.
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSATE WITH MY 8 MONTH OLD BABY DURING A RAIN STORM AND THE WIPERS JUST QUIT, THEN STARTED BACK AND QUIT AGAIN. THERE WASN'T A CONVENIENT PLACE TO PULL OVER, AND IT ENDED UP RAINING ALL DAY, I COULDN'T JUST SIT THERE AND WAIT FOR THE RAIN TO STOP. THIS IS HAPPENING EVERYTIME IT RAINS, AND I HAVE TRIED TO GET INFORMATION ON A RECALL BUT EVERYONE TELLS ME THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, WELL, IT SHOULD BE!!
ENGINE COOLANT HAS TURNED INTO MUD. A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN HAS BEEN ISSUED.*AK
SOMETIMES WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL OPERATE AND SOMETIMES WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL NOT. WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP. OWNER WAS TOLD BY DEALERSHIP THAT RECALL CAMPAIGN # 98V150001 DID NOT APPLY TO THIS VEHICLE DUE TO VIN. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED.*AK
WHILE DRIVING, W/O WARNING RIGHT FRONT END COLLAPSED. APPEARS TO BE FAILED UPPER BALL JOINT. HAD REGULARLY LUBED EVERY 3K MILES. ALSO DAMAGED FRONT RIM BY TEARING AWAY METAL. VERY LUCKY MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER WERE NOT AT FULL SPEED.*AK
THE FIRST FAILURE OF THE ABS SYSTEM OCCURED ABOUT 1 WEEK AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN JANUARY OF 1999. MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND TRIED TO STOP ON THE ICE AND SNOW TO AVOID HITTING A STOPPED CAR IN FRONT OF HER AND THE BRAKED FAILED TO STOP HER AND SHE HIT A BUS STOP POLE. I PERSONALLY HAVE HAD 2 MORE FAILURES OF THE BRAKES GOING FROM ASHPHALT ON TO DIRT AND THE BRAKES WOULD ONLY ALLOW ABOUT 10% OF THE FULL PEDDLE. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE IS ANY WAY I CAN COLLECT DAMAGES FROM GENERAL MOTORS TO COVER THE REPAIRS ON THE VEHICLE SINCE THE PROBLEM WAS OBVIOUSLY THERE F AULT!! *AK
I HAVE 2 RECALLS AND I WOULD NEED TO PAY FOR MY OWN TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM THE DEALERSHIP... I DON'T THINK THIS IS FAIR AS I DIDN'T ASK FOR THE 2 RECALLS... NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED. *AK
RECALL 98V150 001/WINDSHIELD WIPER/WIRING: WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY, RESULTING IN INOPERATIVE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, REDUCING DRIVER'S VISIBILITY, AND INCREASING A RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVER UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
WAS DRIVING 45MPH ON WET ROAD WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE CUT IN FRONT. APPLIED BRAKES & SLID INTO REAR OF VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT WITH OTHER VEHICLE, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. PROBLEM REPAIRED. SECOND TIME, ROAD DRY & APPLIED BRAKES QUICKLY. HEARD SQUEALING OF BRAKES & TIRES. BRAKES (ABS) FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE. RAN INTO AMBULANCE. ONCE AGAIN AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. WENT TO EMERGENCY ROOM FOR TREATMENT. *AK
WHILE TRAVELING 45 MPH DURING RUSH HOUR, THE FRONT LEFT TOP BALL JOINT FAILED CAUSING THE TIRE TO COLLAPSE INWARD AND LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. $1000 TO REPAIR. I BELIEVE THIS IS ANOTHER CASE FOR INVESTIGATION EA99022.
PREMATURE BALL JOINT FAILURE. TWO CHEVROLET DEALERS REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE OR FIX BALL JOINT PROBLEM-VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. LOWER BALL JOINTS REPLACED AT OUR EXPENSE; UPPER WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED SHORTLY. SEVERAL MECHANICS STATED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR CHEVY BLAZERS/TRUCKS, BUT CHEVROLET WON'T ACKNOWLEDGE THE DEFECT. WHY IS THAT?
WE HAVE EXPERIENCED TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS STARTING IN 12/98. AT THIS TIME, OUR TRUCK WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, AND WE MENTIONED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING WHEN OUR TRUCK WAS SERVICED AT WILTON MOTORS. THE MECHANICS INSISTED IT WAS FINE. IN FACT, WE ARE NOT EVEN SURE IF THEY CHECKED SINCE OUR SERVICE INVOICE INDICATES THAT CHECKING THE TRANSMISSION WAS A "DELETED OPERATION". ON 2/25/00, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. IT WAS CONSTANTLY SLIPPING AND COULD NOT HANDLE HIGHWAY SPEEDS (THE TRUCK WAS HAVING TROUBLE SHIFTING GEARS AND MADE A GRINDING NOISE). WE BROUGHT THE TRUCK INTO AN INDEPENDENT SPECIALIST ON 3/2/00. THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REBUILT AND SEVERAL BANDS WERE REPLACED. THE ENTIRE REPAIR COST $1,800. WE WERE NOT SATISFIED WITH THE SERVICE AT THE GM DEALERSHIP, AND WERE CONCERNED THAT THEY WOULD NOW FIND A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND CHARGE AN EVEN HIGHER AMOUNT THAN AN INDEPENDENT SPECIALIST. AT THIS POINT, OUR TRUCK WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. HOWEVER, WE FELT THE PROBLEM HAD DEVELOPED WHILE THE TRUCK WAS STILL COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, AND THE GM MECHANICS FAILED TO FIND THE PROBLEM. WE HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH GENERAL MOTORS ON 4/12, A COMPLAINT WITH THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU ON 6/12, AND ARE NOW FILING A COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA. WE HAVE SPOKEN WITH OTHER OWNERS OF 1995 AND 1996 BLAZERS, AND MANY HAVE COMPLAINED OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. WE ARE HOPING THAT GM REALIZES THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS PART AND WILL INVESTI
AFTER MAKING A TURN, CONSUMER TRIED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY STOP, AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. VEHICLE KEPT ROLLING, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.*AK
ENGINE OVERHEATED,OIL PRESSURE INCREASED, I BROUGHT IT SALISBURY CHEVROLET. THEY ADVISED ME THAT ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NOT ANY WARNING SIGNS PRIOR TO INCIDENT. DEALER ADVISES THAT ENGINE SHOULD NOT BE DISASSEMBLED DUE TO COST OF JOB AND"STRAIN ON BEARINGS".
IT IS A PROBLEM WITH PINK COOLAND IN 9 MONTHS IT HAPPENED AGAIN. *AK
2ND TIME THIS HAPPEND.AT 30000MILES .NOW AT 67000. NO SAFETY DEFEC TLISTED WITHIN SUMMARY. *AK
THIS WAS REPORTED PREVIOUSLY AS ENGINE COOLANT PROBLEM.THIS ONE'S CORRECT
TRAFFIC WAS STOPPED FOR ROAD CONSTRUCTION. TRAFFIC BEGAN TO MOVE. VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME STARTED AND SLAMMED ON BRAKES WHEN ANOTHER PULLED IN FRONT OF HER. I HAD TO BRAKE QUICKLY - I HEARD A NOISE AND MY VEHICLE CONTINUED INTO HERS WITHOUT EVEN SLOWING DOWN. A RECALL HAD BEEN SERVICED ON 1/04/00. I FEEL THAT THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM IS A FAILURE. I HAVE HAD MANY SUCH INSTANCES BUT LUCKILY THIS WAS THE FIRST ACCIDENT AS A RESULT OF THE BRAKE FAILURE. *AK
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND WAS HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE HEAD-ON FRONT PASSENEGER'S SIDE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO GO THROUGH A BRICK WALL. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING SERIOUS INJURIES. CONSUMER HAD TO BE AIR LIFTED TO HOSPITAL INTO A TRAUMA UNIT. SEATBELTS WERE WORN AT THE TIME.*AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
ANTI-LOCK BRAKE WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON . TOOK TO ROTHROCK CHEVROLET, SPRINGFIELD , PA. THEY STATED THAT THE ECM MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND STATED THAT IT WOULD COST IN EXCESS OF $1,000.00. NO PROBLEMS PRIOR . IS THIS RELATED TO THE RECENT RECALL REGARDING THE ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM COMPUTER POSSIBLY?*AK
WHILE TRAVELING WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON, WITHOUT ANY INDICATION, WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY STOP RUNING. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
BRAKES SEEMED MUSHY WHEN SHORT STOP REQUIRED. HAD BRAKES CHECKED AND THEY CHECKED OUT OK. SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE ABS SENSOR MODULE WAS BAD AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. HOW A SENSOR COULD COST OVER $1000 SEEMED RIDICULOUS. THIS COINCIDES WITH CAMPAIGN 99I006000. CAN I BE REIMBURSED FOR THIS REPAIR?*AK
WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL VEHICLE WOULD GO INTO EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. ABS FAILS WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *ML
EA99022, PASSENGER SIDE BALL JOINT BROKE WHILE DRIVING CAUSING A CRASH. DEALER HAD TO REPLACE THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE BALL JOINTS. COMMON PROBLEM. *AK *SLC CONSUMER WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT. *SLC
MICHELIN TIRES DID NOT LAST 20,000 MILES, THEY LASTED 17,000 MILES, RADIATOR COOLING SYSTEM CLOGGED UP AT ABOUT 25,000 MILES, DOOR LIGHT WILL COME ON AND OFF AT TIMES, POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, DEALER FOUND NOT PROBLEM
REAR DRIVER'S SIDE SHOULDER BELT BUCKLE BROKE INTO PIECES;, LEAVING CONSUMER WITHOUT ANY RETRAINT. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFOMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL97V096001, AND ANY REPAIRS/REPLACEMENT WOULD BE AT CONSUMER'S COST. *AK
WAS LEAVING ON VACATION, TOWING 2000LB BOAT - AS WE WERE PULLING IN TO A LOCAL GAS STATION TO CHECK THE AIR IN THE TRAILER TIRES, THE BALL JOINT ASSEMBLY IN THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL FAILED CAUSING THE UPPER HALF OF THE WHEEL TO TURN IN AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE. HAD IT OCCURRED WHILE TOWING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, WE WOULD HAVE MADE THE EVENING NEWS.
WINDSHIELD WIPERS GO ON INTERMITTENTLY. THIS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO BE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT....WHEN YOU TURN THEM IN THE ON POSITION, THEY DONT COME ON FOR ONE TO TWO MINUTES, SOMETIMES LONGER...I REPORTED THIS TO. *AK
BATTERY WILL NOT HOLD CHARGE,BATTERY ACID LEAKING FROM BATTERY,POSITIVE BATTERY TERMINAL FROZEN TO BOLT CANNOT BE REMOVED, BATTERY HOLDER DAMAGED FROM ACID,ADDITIONAL ACID DAMAGE MAY ALSO BE FOUND UPON DEALER INSPECTION. CASE FILE OPENED WITH CHEVROLET FILE# C00769550
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